The MajorsHouse Show Episode #8: Google Maps, It’s Not Your Fault!

1. Gaming News
   1. Sony rumored to be working on PS4.5 (http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/18/sony-is-reportedly-developing-a-playstation-4-5-for-4k-gaming/)
   2. Xbox Spring Sale (http://www.xbox.com/en-us/spring-sale)
   3. PlayStation VR Preorders go live (http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/03/18/playstation-vr-pre-order-date-bundle-announced/)
   4. Three more games join Xbox One BackCompat (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/03/21/three-more-games-added-to-xbox-one-backward-compatibility-list.aspx)
   5. Forza Motorsport 6 gets an eSports mode (http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/21/forza-motorsport-6-esports-tournaments/)
   6. Sony forms company to port PlayStation games to mobile (http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/24/sony-forwardworks-playstation-games-iphone/)
   7. Xbox Live Games with Gold For April (http://majornelson.com/2016/03/24/xbox-live-games-with-gold-for-april-2016/)
2. Tech News
   1. March security updating borking fingerprint scanners on Nexus 5X and 6P (http://phandroid.com/2016/03/18/nexus-6p-5x-fingerprint-not-working/)
   2. More developers work on Mac than Linux (http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/18/os-x-versus-linux-developers/)
   3. Google Now now let’s you block certain publications from showing up (http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/21/google-now-can-block-story-publishers/)
   4. Apple Watch price drops down to $299 (http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/21/apple-drops-apple-watch-price-from-today-now-starting-at-299-for-38-mm/)
   5. iPad Air and Mini price decrease (http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/03/21/apple-shuffles-ipad-air-2-ipad-mini-prices/)
   6. iPhone SE announced (http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/03/21/iphone-se-costs-399-launches-march-31/)
   7. 9.7” iPad Pro announced (http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/03/21/ipad-pro-9-7-inch/)
   8. Stagefright exploit can be used reliably on Android devices if not protected (http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/19/reliable-stagefright-android-exploit/)
   9. Facebook app now allows for HD quality photo uploads on Android (http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/03/18/facebook-app-for-android-now-supports-hd-photo-uploads-now-on-par-with-desktop-uploads/)
   10. President Obama states that Google will provide Internet to Cuba (http://9to5google.com/2016/03/21/obama-google-internet-cuba/)
   11. Red Hat becomes $2 billion open source firm (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Red-Hat-Two-Billion)
   12. Instagram web app gets notifications (http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/23/instagram-adds-a-notification-tab-to-its-web-interface/)
   13. FBI enlists Cellebrite to crack iPhone (http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/23/cellebrite-fbi-iphone-hack/)
   14. Google warns about security vulnerability found on Android (http://androidandme.com/2016/03/news/google-warns-about-security-vulnerability-found-in-android/)
   15. Wrong house gets demolished due to error in Google Maps (http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/24/texas-wrong-house-torn-down-google-maps/)
   16. Mac users not able to log into iMessages or Facetime after latest update (http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/03/24/mac-users-unable-to-sign-into-imessage-after-updating-to-os-x-10-11-4/)
3. Software
   1. Mac OS X 10.11.4 (http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/21/os-x-10-11-4/)
   2. Apple tvOS 9.2 (http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/21/apple-tv-updated-with-folders-dictation-and-siri-for-app-store/)
   3. iOS 9.3 (http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/03/21/apples-ios-9-3-will-be-available-later-today/)
   4. Xbox One system update (http://majornelson.com/2016/03/23/system-updates-buy-xbox-360-games-on-xbox-one-16-person-party-chat-and-more/)
4. All four major US carriers offer free calls and texts to Belgium (Verizon and T-Mobile include Turkey) (http://androidandme.com/2016/03/news/all-four-major-us-carriers-offering-free-calls-and-texts-to-belgium/)

Intro and Outro Music: Pure Grinding by Avicii

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